Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-25
WASHINGTON.
Some Important Changes OF Stations
in the ARM 10 Go Into Effect
After the First OF July.
Result of The Adjustment of the Salaries
OF P"sImasters in Accordance
Blth tho Law of 1883.
ARMY CHANGES.

ARMY CHANGES.
WASHINGTON, June 24-An order viii
soon De issued from the War Department
making The following important changes
OF stations in the army, which Will &c
INTO effect as soon after July as posi-
ole: The headquarters of the band snd
tour troops of the Seventh Cavalry will
De transferred from Fort Mead,
ID. T., By marching TO Fort
RIeT, Kan. TIE headquarters of
the Fiiih Cavalry now at Fort Riley will
De transferred 10 sucn posts in the Indjau
Ierfiiory Is the commanding General Of
the Dep irtment OF the Missouri NAV de-
signate. Two companies Of The troops OF
the Fifth Cavalry nov at Fort Riley will
go to Fort Sill, l. T., and
Inc other two to Fort Elliott, Tex. This
VIII give Colonel Forsythe of the Seventh
cavalry command Of the new Cavslry and
Artillery School lately authorized by
! Congress, and for the construction Of
which $500, 900 is now being expended.
The two troops of the same regiment
now at Fort Sill are to be
transferred by marching. All
the troops of the Third cavalry will
change stations with the Eighth cavalry
This will put the Third cavalry on the
now stationed in the department Of the
lakes will change by railway with the
Eleventh infantry now in the department
CT Dakota, with headquarters at Fort
SUlly.
THE POSTOFFICKS.
WASHINGTON, June 24-The total |.
number OF salaries OF postmasters re.
viewed and adjusted liz accordance with /
the provisions Of the law Of 1888, which .
adjustments take effect at the beginning
of the next fiscal year, July l, is 1859.
Twenty-Five Of the present number of
third class presidential offices will on that
date be relegated to non-p presidential
or fourth class and two present
fourth Glass offices will be placed
in the list of presidential
offices Of the third class. TIE totel num-
mer Of presidential offices at the begin
ming of the fiscal year will be 1886, as
follows: Eighty-two OF the first, 1876 Of
the second, and 1919 Of the third class
Their aggregate receipts for the four {
quarters ending March 81 last were {
S35, l76, III OF which sum IL O3 per cent.
making an aggregate of S3,8SO,3OO will {
De reserved for salaries of their post {
Dosters for the next fiscal year The
Increase in the gross receipts Of these
Offices as compared with those
IT the previous year was S2,G84.- :
10. The total Of these receipts
70 1854 of the total receipts 9
# the department for the same period.
seven OF the present number of second
lass offices will be raised to first class L
uly /, and six will be relegated to t
bird class. Fifty third Glass fIices will
e added to the second class. The total $
lumber Of presidential Offices established =
+ raised from the fourth class during n
re present fiscal year is lis.
TEXAS PENSIONS. T.
peclal to the Gazette. =
WASHINGTON, June 24.-Texas pen
ions were granted to-day: To the minor o
james Heartily, Burnet; Louisa j., il
'idoW Of bleek, Sherman; Asa Dorset, 6
usk; Greek Fish, BrowGwood John n
inch, San Antonio; Gabriel II. Fi;z. p
ugh, Mckinney; Robert Foster, Burnet; L
mes B. Thompson, Kuter; Jeptha b
Terrell, Trxarkana Andrew L. ]
gorge, WOodville; James NJ. Graves,
Ielissa; Walker Jones, Ferris; Alex4n. II
er NJ. Jackson, Austin; Squire T.
evils, Mckinney; James W. Nichols, 81
1hnson City; John olson, Whteihouse; hC
sniel Russell, Canton; Isaac o. B.
richardson, Center; Lawrence W. it
thompson, Burnet; Benjamin Sebastian, or
emo; Harvey n. Smith, Corsicana; his
noch II. Smith, Bsetrop; William A. nj
allace, Big Foot; john A. Thompson,
mons.